Velocipedomania! Cyclists Pave the Way for Road Infrastructure
Posted May 17, 2024
Today, cyclists are widely seen as secondary road users in the United States, with the design of many roads hostile to their very presence....Blog
Latest OER Grant projects to save 530 students $53K per year
Posted May 13, 2024
By Asha Mehta ’27 Ten faculty from the 2024 Open Educational Resource grant program will be awarded at least $5,000 per project to develop...
Birdwatchers rejoice; library kits foster campus wildlife curiosity
Posted May 7, 2024
By Liz Cassidy The other day on my way into University Library, a ruby-crowned kinglet fluttered past me. This paired with the cacophony of...
Breaking News! Big Bound Newspapers Get Boxed: Housing a Chicago Tribune Collection
Posted May 1, 2024
By Julie Calcagno Taking on a large collection housing project, especially if you’ve never done one before, can be daunting. There are so many...
Playing Tabletop Treasures from the Collections
Posted April 25, 2024
By Rachel Vigil and Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Though board games may not be the first thing that comes to mind when imagining the collections...
Niche publications round out Transportation Library collections
Posted April 18, 2024
By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 A recent donation to Northwestern’s Transportation Library just made it the only institution in the United States with...
Going Under the Microscope: 15th Century, Fractured and Flaking
Posted March 21, 2024
By Lindsey Williams The Object in Question In Die Festo Resurrectionis Domini is a 15th century gradual, or choir book, used during the time...
Scripts and Performances: Uncharted Medieval Music Manuscripts
Posted March 8, 2024
By Paul Feller-Simmons ’25 PhD and Phoenix Gonzalez ’26 PhD This blog post is adapted from the exhibition Scripts and Performances: Uncharted Medieval Manuscripts at...
“The Enterprizing Lunardi’s Grand Air Balloon”
Posted February 26, 2024
A new acquisition by the Transportation Library documents the first successful balloon flight in England. The 1784 broadside features an illustration of Vincent Lunardi’s...